CHAP. VIII. 
VARIOUS OCCURRENCES DURING OUR RESIDENCE 
AT LATTAKOO. 
On stepping into an inclosure opposite the 
king's house, we found some young men rubbing 
upon the skin of an ox a white substance, which 
we understood was the brains of an animal beaten 
up with milk, to render the hide soft and pliable. 
Walking to an eminence, we had a good view 
of Mateebe's district of the town, and of five 
other districts. Lattakoo stands thus scattered 
for the sake of having ground for raising corn near 
them, thorn-bushes for building their fences, and 
wood for their fires. From the distant districts 
men came daily to visit the king. 
Therm, at noon 74. Plentiful showers in the 
evening with thunder and vivid lightning. 
Much rain had fallen during the night, which 
made our friends remark, at breakfast, that the 
